John Gast's "American Progress" painting
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Tuesday, June 15, 2010
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From: "Woodrell, Kathy" kwoo@loc.gov
Subject: Location of Gast's "American Progress"
I am the Art Specialist at the Library of Congress. I am trying to answer a letter from a researcher about the location of the original painting of John Gast's "American Progress." ...
—Kathy Woodrell
Reference Specialist, Fine & Decorative Arts
Humanities & Social Sciences Division
The Library of Congress
American Progress
John Gast
1872
oil on canvas
17.3"×21.2" (45.1×54.6cm)
LOCATION: Los Angeles, CA – Museum of the American West, Autry National Center
A metaphor for western expansion, commissioned by George A. Crofutt for his guide to the West
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